Ischemic mitral regurgitation / 中华胸心血管外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Ischemic mitral regurgitation(IMR)clearly has a negative impact on survival in patients with coro-nary artery disease, and it can occur acutely or chronically.The focus of this article will be on chronic IMR.The optimal surgi-cal treatment of IMR still is the subject of much debate in the surgical communities, in order to individualize and optimize the surgical approach to patients with IMR.There is an urgent need to better identify patients who will benefit from treatment.